Pressure spray attachment for toothbrushes



Feb. 28, 1933. Y. H. BABASIN 1,899,301

PRESSURE SPRAY ATTACHMENT FOR TOOTHBRUSHES Fil ed Feb. 27, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor Qww Feb. 28, 1933. Y. H. BABASIN.

PRESSURE SPRAY ATTACHMENT FOR TOOTHBRUSHES Filed Feb. 27, 1932 2 Sheets-Shee t 2 Inventor -Patented F ,1933 I, c

YEBVANT BAsr or ivE-RNommnxAs PRESSUR -,SPRA ATTACHMENT 10R Too'rHBRUsHEsf Application fil ed rebma aaf 19.32.11 Serial no. 535, 22.;

I The present invention relates to a pressure spray attachment for tooth brushes and has "for its objects to provide a device of this nature which is s mple nits constructlon, in-v expensive to manufacture, easy to mampuv late, quickly attachable and detachable, thoroughly eflicient and reliable in use and otherwise well adapted to thepurpose for which itisdesigned o,

With the above and numerous other ob jects in'view aswill appear as the descrip--- tion proceeds, the invention'resides in certain novel features of construction,- and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1' is a topplan View of the attachment onatooth brush.

1 Figure 2 is a Vertical longitudinal section therethrough. 1

Figure 3 s a bottom plan view of'the frame.

Figure 4: is a vertical section taken substana I tially on the line 4 4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a vertical section taken substan tially on the line 55 of Figurefl, and Y I Figure 6 is a detail vertical-"longitudinal section through the valve structure. Referring to the drawings indetail it will be seenthat the numeral 5 denotes an oblong .frame of hollow material having one end fixed offset upwardly and having extended material and on the under portions of its sides 'is provided witha plurality of spray openings 8. Across thefram'e 5 are straps or braces 9, the intermediate portions of which are ofiset upwardly as clearly shown in'Figure' 4 so as to rest on top ofthehead 10 of the tooth brush with the sides of the frame extendingalong the sides of the head. A plate '11 is secured to the end 6 to extend along'the top of handle 12 of the tooth brush and has a plurality of spring clips 14 to engage about the side edges of the handle. "A screw 15 is v a 7 sorted to without departing from thflsplllt" used tov attach the end of the plate 11to the end of the handle 12. Numeral 16 denotes a valve'casing with avalve 17 slidable therein 7 so that itsopening 18 may be brought into and.

therefrom a tube 7. The frame is of hollow t ith t I description. 7 2

the casing 16; I I v p 7 Tube 7 extends'tofithe' opening 19while a out of registryfwithf openings 19 and of tube 21 extendstfrom the opening 20 and has the endof a bulb 23 thereover, this bulb be 131. ing' permanently mounted on the plate 11; Valve stem 25rising-from1the valve 17 has a head 260m the upper end thereof and a spring 27 about the stem impingesupwardly against the head to" normally hold the valve in closed position. I Obviously the valve ma be. moved down to open pos'ition and the bulb squeezed to force the contents' thereofthrough the conduit frame 5 outthroughthe openings 8Ion .to the bristles. I I v I This attachment furnishes a spray with suitable pressureto either or both sides of.

the bristles to hit the inter-proximal spaces 4 I and under free margins of gums to removeby force allfdbrisfand irritants and also these tissues and increase their resistance to pyorrh'ea and infection. I

Q The attachment can be removed and steril- "to'hit the desired spot otherwise difilculti to stimulate the'oirculation of healthy'blood in do. It is not intended with this attachment 1 todisplace any method ofcleaning teeth and Fr mouth-but to aid them to do better work.

It is thought that the construction, utility and advantages of this invention will now be readily understood by those skilled in this a more detailed description thereof. i i I i The present embodiment of the invention has been described inoconsiderable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the'features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the 7 above It will ,be apparent, that changes in the detailsof construction, and in the combination and-arrangement of parts mayfbe re- Having thus described my invention, what I claimas new is: I

1. An attachment for a tooth brush comprising an oblong frame of hollow material providing passages and having openings in the side portions thereof, straps across the frame to rest on the head of a tooth brush, a plate adapted to secure the brush handle attached to one end of the frame to extend along the handle of the tooth brush, a connection including a valve having a conduit leading to said one end of the frame and supply means connected to the frame and to the valve connection. l 2; An attachment for a tooth brush cornprising an oblong frame of hollow material providing passages and having openings in the side'portions thereof, straps across the frame to rest on the head. of atooth brush, a plate adapted to secure the brush handle attached toone end of the frame to extend along the handleof the tooth brush, a connec tion'including a valve having a conduit leading to said one end of the frame, spring "clips on the plate to engage With the handleand supply means connected to said frame and to the valve connection. a ,3. An attachment for a tooth brush comprising an ,oblongframe of hollow material providing passages and having openings in the side portions thereof, straps across the frame to rest on the head of a tooth brush, .a plate attached to one end of the frame to ext-end along the handle of the tooth brush, a valve having a conduit leading to said one end ofthe framean-d connected to said pas sages, spring clips on the plate to engage with a the handle, and a compressible bulb .on the plate connected to said valve.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

4o iYEBVANT H. BABASIN, 

